SONAR: More fish got up river than thought, but situation still bleak.
Published: August 19th, 2009 10:06 PM
Last Modified: August 19th, 2009 10:52 PM
Last Modified: August 19th, 2009 10:52 PM
The bad news first: Recent bans on king salmon fishing on the Yukon River have regional leaders predicting this winter will be even tougher than last, when some villagers reported they couldn't afford to buy both food and heating fuel.
Plus, it turns out a sonar station used to count salmon -- a key source of cash and food along the river -- wasn't working correctly. More fish were making it upriver than estimated, meaning some of the restrictions may not have been necessary............ http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/interior/story/904674.html
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